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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Pine Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

73Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Pine Creek

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pine Creek route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Horned LarkAlaudidae1452025+51%1999
California GullLaridae901999n/an/a
Pinyon JayCorvidae502025+300%2003
American CrowCorvidae411997n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae312025+575%2002
Common RavenCorvidae292025-18%2000
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae252013+460%2004
Lark SparrowPasserellidae192025+2%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162025-9%2000
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102021+35%2000
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae102018+175%2000
House FinchFringillidae92025-46%1999
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82025+0%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-46%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-87%1999
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72023+10%2005
European StarlingSturnidae72023-63%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62025-83%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62025-60%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62023+85%2001
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae62023+60%2013
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025-32%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+33%1999
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42018-44%1999
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42023+100%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42010n/an/a
Western BluebirdTurdidae32025+50%2011
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025-12%2000
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32025+100%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22019-69%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22025-43%1999
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22011+100%1998
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025+50%2013
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22018-72%2000
American RobinTurdidae22023-50%2000
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae21999n/an/a
American CootRallidae22000n/an/a
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae22019+33%2004
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22025+14%2011
Western TanagerCardinalidae22023+67%2010

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.